The Program Manager is a senior digital delivery leader and seasoned Agile expert, accountable for embedding exceptional delivery practices across the Digital Prevention Services Portfolio. The role provides portfolio‑level leadership across multiple delivery teams and Delivery Managers, ensuring consistent, high‑quality outcomes while maintaining continuity of patient‑critical national services. A core responsibility of this role is to lead and assure delivery readiness for supplier transition activities later this year , including mobilisation, handover, ethical‑wall operation within rainbow teams, knowledge transfer, and risk management. The post holder will operate with delegated authority, working closely with NHS England senior leadership, product and technical leads, and external suppliers to ensure stability, pace, and assurance. Prior experience delivering UK Government or NHS digital services is essential. Provide portfolio‑level accountability for delivery across Digital Prevention and Digital Screening services. Establish and maintain clear delivery control , including prioritisation, dependency management, risk and issue governance, and performance reporting. Act as a senior escalation point for complex delivery, commercial, and cross‑supplier issues. Agile & Delivery Excellence Champion and embed Agile, product‑led delivery practices across all teams. Risk assessment and mitigation Exit and transition planning Governance, Assurance & Risk Proactively manage cross‑cutting risks across programmes and suppliers, escalating with evidence‑based recommendations. Represent Digital Screening delivery in wider Product & Platform governance forums. Facilitate effective collaboration between policy, clinical, operational, digital and supplier stakeholders. Ensure structured knowledge transfer and coaching is embedded into delivery. Support succession planning and sustainable in‑house delivery beyond supplier contracts.
Senior digital delivery leadership experience within UK Government, NHS, or equivalent regulated public‑sector environments Proven track record of leading delivery across large, complex digital portfolios Deep experience of Agile delivery , coaching teams and senior leaders Strong governance, risk, and dependency management capability Ability to operate credibly at executive and board level
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